diff --git a/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp b/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
index 1a9c0ec6a7..755be4a9d9 100644
--- a/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/assetmanager.cpp
@@ -555,29 +555,78 @@ void AssetManager::setUpAssetLuaTable(Asset* asset) {
     );
     lua_setfield(*_luaState, assetTableIndex, "resource");
 
+    // @DEPRECATED(abock) This should be removed after 0.20.0
+    ghoul::lua::push(*_luaState, this, asset);
     lua_pushcclosure(
         *_luaState,
         [](lua_State* L) {
-            return ghoul::lua::luaError(
-                L,
+            LWARNING(
                 "'asset.localResource' has been deprecrated and should be replaced with "
                 "'asset.resource' instead. No change to the parameters are needed"
             );
+
+            AssetManager* manager = ghoul::lua::userData<AssetManager>(L, 1);
+            Asset* thisAsset = ghoul::lua::userData<Asset>(L, 2);
+            ghoul::lua::checkArgumentsAndThrow(L, { 0, 1 }, "lua::resource");
+
+            auto [name] = ghoul::lua::values<std::optional<std::string>>(L);
+            std::filesystem::path path =
+                name.has_value() ?
+                thisAsset->path().parent_path() / *name :
+                thisAsset->path().parent_path();
+            ghoul::lua::push(L, path);
+
+            return 1;
         },
-        0
+        2
     );
     lua_setfield(*_luaState, assetTableIndex, "localResource");
 
+    // @DEPRECATED(abock) This should be removed after 0.20.0
+    ghoul::lua::push(*_luaState, this, asset);
     lua_pushcclosure(
         *_luaState,
         [](lua_State* L) {
-            return ghoul::lua::luaError(
-                L,
+            LWARNING(
                 "'asset.syncedResource' has been deprecrated and should be replaced with "
                 "'asset.resource' instead. No change to the parameters are needed"
             );
+
+            AssetManager* manager = ghoul::lua::userData<AssetManager>(L, 1);
+            Asset* thisAsset = ghoul::lua::userData<Asset>(L, 2);
+            ghoul::lua::checkArgumentsAndThrow(L, { 0, 1 }, "lua::resource");
+
+            ghoul::Dictionary d = ghoul::lua::value<ghoul::Dictionary>(L);
+            std::unique_ptr<ResourceSynchronization> s =
+                ResourceSynchronization::createFromDictionary(d);
+
+            std::string uid = d.value<std::string>("Type") + "/" + s->generateUid();
+            SyncItem* syncItem = nullptr;
+            auto it = manager->_synchronizations.find(uid);
+            if (it == manager->_synchronizations.end()) {
+                auto si = std::make_unique<SyncItem>();
+                si->synchronization = std::move(s);
+                si->assets.push_back(thisAsset);
+                syncItem = si.get();
+                manager->_synchronizations[uid] = std::move(si);
+            }
+            else {
+                syncItem = it->second.get();
+                syncItem->assets.push_back(thisAsset);
+            }
+
+            if (!syncItem->synchronization->isResolved()) {
+                manager->_unfinishedSynchronizations.push_back(syncItem);
+            }
+
+            thisAsset->addSynchronization(syncItem->synchronization.get());
+            std::filesystem::path path = syncItem->synchronization->directory();
+            path += std::filesystem::path::preferred_separator;
+            ghoul::lua::push(L, path);
+
+            return 1;
         },
-        0
+        2
     );
     lua_setfield(*_luaState, assetTableIndex, "syncedResource");